Nonslip garment support



Feb. 8, 193$.-

" c. 51 GESSLER NONSLIP GARMENT SUPPORT 4 Filed Oct. 29, 1935 INVENTOR.CLARA 5. GESSLEK BY ATTORN s.

Patented F eb'. 8, 1938 NONSLIP GARMENT SUPPORT Clara S. Gessler, BeachHaven, N. J. Application October 29, 1935, Serial No. 47,209

8 Claims.

.a method and a means for supporting a sleeve-' less garment from theshoulders of the wearer whereby the entire garment, as well as theshoulder straps thereof, will be adjustable to fit the "size of thewearer.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a garment with thesupporting means incorporated therein.

Other objects and advantages will be apparout as the description of theinvention proceeds.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspectiveview of one form of garment embodying theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of another form of garment embodying theinvention; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of the garment of Fig.2.

The invention may be applied to any type of sleeveless garment and lendsitself particularly to use in womens and childrens underwear, such asslips, vests, chemises, brassires, etc., and,

.1 for purposes of illustration, I have shown the invention, in thedrawing, as incorporated in a slip or vest.

In Fig. 1 the slip It] comprises a tubular body portion with a circulartop, in the hem of which may be provided the casing I I, carrying thesupporting ribbons, as will be hereinafter described. In the front ofthe casing, at a point which would come beneath the right shoulder ofthewearer, I provide an opening l2, and at the back of the casing at apoint opposite the opening I2, I provide another similar opening I3 sothat an endless shoulder strap or ribbon l4 may be threaded into theopening I2, and around the opposite side l5 of the casing to emergeagain from the opening IS, the exposed loop being adapted to fit overthe wearers right shoulder. In a similar manner, openings l6 and I! maybe provided on the side of the garment beneath the wearer's leftshoulder, and an endless ribbon l8 may be ,1 threaded into the openingl6, and around the opposite side H! of the garment, and out of theopening I1.

By endless ribbon it is simply meant that the two ends of the ribbon arefatsened together in any desired manner, as by the suitable adjustingbuckles 20 and 2!, shown respectively on the ribbons I4 and I8, so thateach ribbon may be independently adjusted in length.

The openings in the casing may, of course, be suitably reinforced, as bybutton-holing, and, if l0 desired, additional strengthening material maybe added at these points to prevent tearing or stretching of thematerial of the garment.

From the above description it will be seen that, when the slip is beingWorn, the left shoul l'5 der strap or ribbon passes around the rightside of the body under the right arm, while theright one passes aroundthe left side of the body under the left arm. The weight of the garmentitself will tend to move the openings [2 and I3 and I6 and l! for theshoulder straps toward the center of the wearers body, the hem of thegarment gathering slightly over the ribbons, which will tighten thestraps on the shoulder so that the tendency to slip off is lessened. Ifthe wearer lowers one shoulder (which would normally cause the strap toslip off), the opposite side of the body will move in the otherdirection and cause the ribbon or strap on that shoulder to tighten, sothat its tendency to slip off is removed or greatly reduced. Theshoulder straps or ribbons, therefore, are automatically maintainedsnugly against the shoulders and any movement of the shoulders isautomatically compensated for.

The arrangement, therefore, provides an ex- 5 tremely simple andinexpensive adjustable support for a garment, which may aid in adjustingthe upper part thereof to fit the size of the wearer, and which, whilepermitting the utmost freedom of motion, is extremely effective in pre-40 venting the shoulder straps from slipping down over the shoulders, anannoying fault with garments heretofore used.

In the arrangement of Fig. 1 a garment is shown in which the top of thegarment is circu- 45 lar, falling substantially in a single plane. Theinvention, however, is also adaptable to garments which are more fittedto the figure, and have an irregular top, as illustrated in Fig. 2. Herethe garment 22 comprises a fitted tubular '50 body portion, and the topis cut with upwardly extending front and rear points 23 and 24 on oneside, beneath the shoulder of the wearer, and 25 and 26 on the otherside beneath the other sh ulder. 55

With this type of garment, I may provide a casing 21 in the upper hem ofthe extended point 23, which is included in the hem and extendsdownwardly toward the center of the garment, and then horizontallyaround the left side 28, and following the hem in the edge of theextended point 24 .at the back of the garment up to the tip of thepoint. An opening 29 is provided in the casing at the tip of the point23, while an opening 30 is provided in the casing at the tip of thepoint 24, so that an endless supporting ribbon 3| may be threaded intothe hole 29, through the casing 21 following around the side 28 of thegarment, and out again through the opening 30. In a similar manner thepoints 25 and 26 may be provided with a casing 32, which is included inthe upper hem of these points, and extends around the opposite side 33of the garment, and is provided with openings 34 and. 35 from the tipsof the points 25 and 26, respectively, to receive the other supportingribbon 36. Also, similarly to Fig. 1, the supporting ribbons 3| and 36may be provided with adjusting buckles 31 and 38, so that these ribbonsmay be independently adjusted to fit the size of the wearer.

While in the arrangement of Fig. 2, the supporting ribbons follow theupper contour of the garment, the casing for holding the ribbons may, ifdesired, be provided in a horizontal plane, as indicated in Fig; 3, withvertical portions to receive the ribbons passing up over the shoulders.

Here, the garment 39, having an irregular top.

provided with the front and back points 40 and 4| on one side, and 42and 43 on the other, may have a tubular casing 44 extending completelyaround the garment below the top and in a horizontal plane, similar tothe casing ll of Fig. I. The points 40, 4|, 42, and 43 may be provided,respectively, with upright casings 45, 46, 41, and 48, which communicatewith the casing 44, suitable openings being provided at the tips of thepoints 40, 4|, 42, and 43 to provide access to the upright casings.

With this arrangement an endless-supporting ribbon 49, similar to thosealready described, may enter the top of the casing 45 under the rightshoulder of the wearer, and enter the casing 44 at the juncture of thetwo, andpass around the opposite side 50 of the garment through theeasing 44 and up through the casing 46 at the rear. In like manner anendless ribbon 5| may pass through the openings in the casings 41 and48, and through the casing 44 around the opposite side 52 of thegarment. These endless ribbons 49 and 5| may also be provided,respectively, with adjusting buckles 53 and 54, to adjust the length tothe size of the wearer.

While I have shown adjusting buckles on each of the garments of Figures1, 2 and 3, for adjusting the length of the shoulder straps, it will beevident that any type of adjusting means may be used, the ribbons evenbeing provided separable, to be tied with simple bow knots, or, ifdesired, the adjusting means may be eliminated, the straps beingoriginally made the proper length, or all or a portion of the straps maybe made elastic to automatically adjust for the proper length.

Also, while the ribbons have been shown and described as freely movablewithin the casings, it may be desirable, in certain instances, to tackthem under the arms, at the sides of the garment, indicated at l5 and ISin Fig. 1. At these points movement of the ribbons or straps appears tobe the least necessary, and the ribbons will thus be prevented fromcoming out of the casings when the garment is not in use. In some cases.also, where the material is full or elastic, the supporting ribbons maybe tacked at several places to the garment, while still achieving theobjects of the invention, it being necessary only that the ribbons havefree movement, either in or with the garment, as already describedabove.

While the invention has been shown and described in connection withunderwear, it will be understood that many different types of wearingapparel may be supported with the supporting means of the invention,including childrens. sun

. suits and rompers, bathing suits, overalls, and

the like, and the showing is made by. way of example and not inlimitation.

Modifications and changes may be made, as will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention.

What I claim is: v

1. A garment support comprising a pair of endless shoulder straps, eachof said straps passing over the top of one shoulder, across the frontand back and around the opposite side of the garment, said straps beingfreely movable in said garment and independent of each other.

2. A garment comprising a sleeveless body portion, a tubular casingextending around thetop of said body portion, a pair of openings in saidcasing at one side of said body portion and p0 sitioned at the front andback so as to come under the shoulder of the wearer, a second'pair ofopenings in said casing at the other side ofi said bodyportion andpositioned at the front and back so as to come under the shoulder of thewearer, an endless supporting ribbon threaded into said casing throughone pair of openings and extending around the opposite side of thegarment, and a second endless supporting ribbon threaded through theother pair of openpart of each strap passing around the opposite side ofthe garment. V V l 4. A garment comprising a body portion, a pair ofshoulder straps for said garment, each of said straps comprising anendless ribbon having a loop adapted to pass over the shoulder of thewearer, and means to secure the remaining portion of said strap aroundthe opposite side of said garment without limiting movement thereof inthe linear direction of said strap.

5. A garment comprising a body portion, and a pair of shoulder strapsfor said body portion comprising endless ribbons, each having a loopextending upwardly from said garment to pass over the shoulder of thewearer, and another loop to pass around the opposite side of the body ofthe wearer,and means to secure each of said second loops to saidgarment, but permitting movement of said loop linearly thereof.

'6. In a garment, the combination of a body portion, a pair of endlessshoulder straps connected to said body portion independently of eachother, and means for controlling the tenand back and around the oppositeside of the garment, said straps being freely movable in said garmentand independent of each other, and means to adjust the length of each ofsaid straps.

8. A garment comprising a sleeveless body portion, a tubular casingextending around the top of said body portion, a pair of openings insaid vcasing at one side of said body portion and positioned at thefront and back so as to come under the shoulder of the wearer, a secondpair of openings in said casing at the other side of said body portionand positioned at the front and back so as to come under the shoulder ofthe wearer, an endless supporting ribbon threaded into said casingthrough one pair of openings and extending around the opposite side ofthe garment, a second endless supporting ribbon threaded through theother pair of openings and extending around the opposite side of saidgarment, and means to adjust the length of each of said ribbons.

CLARA S. GESSLER.

